# Minister for Education (Ghana)

This is a list of present and past ministers for education in Ghana.

## List of ministers

| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party. |
| 1 | Kojo Botsio | 1951 | ? | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 2 | J. H. Allassani | 1954 | 1956 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 3 | J. B. Erzuah | 1956 | 1957 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 4 | C. T. Nylander (MP) | 1957 | 1959 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 5 | Kofi Baako (MP) | 1959 | 1960 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 6 | A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP) | 1960 | 1964 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 7 | Kwaku Boateng | 1 May 1964 | 24 February 1966 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 8 | Modjaben Dowuona | 1966 | 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 9 | William Ofori Atta (MP) | 1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 10 | R. R. Amponsah (MP) | 1971 | 13 January 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 11 | Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Nkegbe (Education, Culture and Sport) | 1972 | 1973 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 12 | Colonel E. O. Nyante (Education, Culture and Sport) | 1974 | 1976 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 13 | E. Owusu-Fordwouh (Education, Culture and Sport) | 1976 | 1978 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 14 | E. Evans Anfom (Commissioner for Education and Culture) | 1979 | 24 September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
| 15 | Kwamena Ocran | 1980 | | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 16 | Francis Kwame Buah | 1980 | 31 December 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 17 | Christina Ama Ataa Aidoo | 1982 | 1983 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 18 | V. C. Dadson | 1983 | | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 19 | Joyce Aryee | 1985 | 1987 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 20 | Mohammed Ben Abdallah | 1987 | | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 21 | K. B. Asante | 1988 | 1990 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 22 | Mary Grant | 1991 | 1992 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 23 | Alex Ababio | 1992 | 1993 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 24 | Harry Sawyerr | 1993 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 25 | Esi Sutherland-Addy | 1997 | | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 26 | Christina Amoako-Nuamah | 1997 | 1998 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 27 | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah | 1998 | 7 January 2001 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 28 | Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi (MP) | 2001 | 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 29 | Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (MP) | 2003 | 2005 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 30 | Yaw Osafo-Maafo (MP) | 1 February 2005 | 2006 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 31 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) | 28 April 2006 | 2007 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 32 | Dominic Fobih (MP) | 1 August 2007 | 7 January 2009 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 33 | Alex Tettey-Enyo (MP) | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 34 | Betty Mould-Iddrisu | 4 January 2011 | 24 January 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 35 | E. T. Mensah (MP) | 24 January 2012 | February 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 36 | Lee Ocran | February 2012 | 24 October 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| | Lee Ocran | 24 October 2012 | 7 January 2013 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 37 | Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang | February 2013 | 6 January 2017 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 38 | Matthew Opoku Prempeh (MP) | 28 January 2017 | 6 January 2021 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 39 | Yaw Osei Adutwum (MP) | 5 March 2021 | 6 January 2025 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 40 | Haruna Iddrisu (MP) | 22 January 2025 | Incumbent | Mahama 2nd government | National Democratic Congress |